David Molinari

Ht./Wt.:
6-null / 178
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Peoria, Ill.
High School:
Peoria Notre Dame
Prev School:
Illinois Wesleyan

Career Notes:

Joined the program as a non-scholarship player in September 2014
Earned scholarship prior to start of 2015-16 season
Played one season at Illinois Wesleyan
Son of former DePaul assistant coach Jim Molinari
Coached at DePaul from 1979-89

2015-16 (Senior):

Played in 17 games
Two points in games against Western Michigan and Seton Hall

2014-15 (Junior):

Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Played in 10 games
Two points against Providence
Grabbed a rebound against Ohio
Tallied an assist against Colorado

2011-12 (Freshman at Illinois Wesleyan):

Played in 16 games for the Titans.
Averaged 2.7 points in 9.9 minutes per game
Shot .405 (15-37) from the field and totaled 27 assists
Posted season highs of 16 points and five assists against Illinois College on Nov. 19, 2011

High School:

Averaged 12 points and five assists during senior season at Peoria Notre Dame
First team All-Area honoree and picked up honorable mention All-State honors
Team went 28-1 while winning a regional title
Played for Eddie Mathews and Tom Lacher
Played first three years of high school basketball at Peoria Christian

Personal:

Son of Jim and Carol Molinari
Has two brothers, Mark and Bill, and a sister, Joy
Jim was an assistant coach at DePaul from 1979-89
Has been a head coach at Northern Illinois (1989-91), Bradley (1991-02) and Western Illinois (2008-14)
He is currently an assistant coach at Nebraska
Also played at Kansas State and Illinois Wesleyan
Bill played basketball at Western Illinois
Honors Economics major in the Driehaus College of Business

Molinari By the Numbers
Career StatisticsÂ

2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics

2014-15 Game-by-Game StatisticsÂ

Career Highs
Points: 2 (3x), vs. Seton Hall (March 5, 2015)
Rebounds: 1 (3x), last vs. Norfolk State (Nov. 23, 2015)
Assists: 1 (4x), last vs. Villanova (Feb. 9, 2016)
Steals: 1, at Villanova (Jan. 10, 2015)
Blocked Shots: --
Field Goals: 1, vs. Providence (Feb. 18, 2015)
Field Goal Attempts: 1 (8x), last vs. Georgetown (March 9, 2016)
3pt. Field Goals: --
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 1 (4x), last vs. Georgetown (March 9, 2016)
Free Throws: 2 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (March 5, 2016)
Free Throw Attempts: 2 (3x), last vs. Seton Hall (March 5, 2016)
Minutes: 5, vs. Little Rock (Dec. 12, 2015)